... included 169 participants from the Pittsburgh area. Half were followed through two years of Internet use, the other half was monitored through one year. Refering to the data compiled, Harmon quotes the main researcher Robert Kraut. He calls the data statistically significant and hypothesizes that the shallow relationships built on-line lead to a decline in feelings of connection to other people ... the findings. These include whether or not the findings can be applied to the general population and the possibility that unmeasured factors effected the outcome. However, on these issues, Ha...

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... that 68% of parents, 69% of students, and 69% of teachers said that they have personally seen students" grades improve through use of the Internet (AT&T, 1998). The same article quotes, "more than half of the 2,416 respondents agreed the "the Internet has become a necessary tool for success in school."" Althaus (1997) states that students involved in the VC especially for ... ...

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... are adaptable and insightful (an essential component in the IT Industry), go for the University/College degree applicants. There is an intense ongoing debate on this topic. Below are some quotes from industry professionals on this topic. "College doesn't teach you how to check your code into cvs or how to keep it maintainable, but the school of hard knocks usually ... ...

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... authors that vendors of these new technologies have the largest opportunity for training for their new customers. Sales of equipment and software should include personal training and support in their quotes. Rather than training manuals or on-line training, many vendors will have a great opportunity to provide consultants to their customers for the best results. It is no secret that many ... ...

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... legislations. The World Wide Web is the single largest, most ubiquitous source of information in the world, and it sprang up spontaneously. People use interactive Web pages to obtain stock quotes, receive tax information from the Internal Revenue Service, check the local weather, consult a pregnancy planner to determine ovulation dates, conduct election polls, register for a conference, search for old friends, and ... ...

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... replacing libraries as people find it a lot easier than searching for books. In addition to these various other forms of information such as the latest news around the globe, stock quotes, updated scores of various sports going on. Online Transactions: Many companies offer online shopping in addition to their traditional sales outlets. Money transfer and payment of shopping or bills for ... ...

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